Dow Futures Opening Update as on 17 October 2017

U.S. stock futures are mixed in pre-market trading for Tuesday, October 17. The Dow Futures are trading at 22,903.0 for up with +0.02% percent or +5.0 point.The S&P 500 Futures are trading at 2,555.50 with a loss of -0.03% percent or -0.75 point.The Nasdaq Futures are trading at 6,118.63 with a loss of -0.03% percent or -1.62 point.

In overnight trading in the Eastern Hemisphere, Japan’s Nikkei 225 are trading at 21,336.12 for up with +0.38% percent or +80.56 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng are trading at 28,697.49 for up with +0.02% percent or +4.69 point. China’s Shanghai Composite are trading at 3,372.04 with a loss of – 0.19% percent or –6.43 point. India’s BSE Sensex are trading at 32,643.42 for up with +0.03% percent or +9.78point at 12:15 PM.The FTSE 100 are trading at 7,546.54 for up with +0.26% percent or +19.57point. Germany’s DAX are trading at 13,008.44 for up with +0.04%percent or 4.74 point. France’s CAC 40 are trading at CAC 40 with a loss of –0.03% percent or –1.73 point. The Stoxx Europe 600 are trading at 391.16 with a loss of -0.05% percent or -0.22 point.

Tuesday’s Factors and Events

U.S. stock index futures pointed to a relatively flat open Tuesday, as investors turn their attention to new data releases and corporate earnings reports.

Major earnings are set to dominate some discussion on Wall Street, as Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Harley-Davidson and IBM are scheduled to post their latest financial figures. Dow component Johnson & Johnson rose 2 percent in the premarket after the company posted better-than-expected quarterly results.

Monday’s Activity

U.S. market were higher on Monday. For the day the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 22,956.96 for up with +0.37% percent or +85.24 point. The S&P 500 closed at 2,557.64 for up with +0.18% percent or +4.47point. The Nasdaq Composite closed at 6,624.00 for up with +0.28% percent or +18.20 point.

Other leading market index closes included the small-cap Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,502.68 with 0.00% percent or +0.02 point; the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 908.14 with a loss of –0.03% percent or –0.23 point; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 1,819.46 for up with +0.04% percent or +0.64 point; the S&P 100 Index closed at 1,129.29 for up with +0.28% percent or +3.13 point; the Russell 3000 Index closed at 1,517.15 for up with +0.15% percent or +2.26 point; the Russell 1000 Index closed at 1,417.95 for up with +0.16% percent or +2.28 point; and the Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index closed at 22,956.96 for up with +0.37% percent or +85.24 point.

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